Week 4: Post 1
I think that we are definitely “creatures of our culture” and that it is very difficult to break through culture. Especially in our country the culture is almost impossible to escape. In different parts of the country there are different types of culture but there is definitely a shared culture among the United States. I read a book that was called “Hello, I’m Special” and it is about how nonconformity is conforming. It is like a never ending circle in a way; you think you’re becoming and individual and escaping popular culture but in the end you’re just like a million other people. I think the only way in which to escape one’s culture it to move to a different country where the culture is completely different and then still it is going to be hard to let go of your culture completely.
posted by Eleanor Rigby @ 1:24 PM
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2 Comments:
I love what you say about how nonconformity is actually conforming. Occasionally I will catch an episode of VH1’s I love the ‘80s or I love the “90’s, and I will ponder what sorts of things they will show on the episode I love 2010. It seems our culture is so obsessed with customizing things as of late. I can have a credit card with a picture of my puppy on it, or an iphone skin that I designed myself. I can customize my myspace profile to show unique pictures, backgrounds, fonts etc., but ultimately I’m still consuming these things, so I’m still part of the machine. Nowadays it is more unique to not have a cover at all for your cell phone, than to have a “custom one!”
Hi Eleanor Rigby:
Thank you for your post. I have to agree with you...we can't hide from culture and therefore it become "hard to let go of your culture completely" (as you stated in your blog post). When I was growing up I remember mocking my younger brother because he dressed as "goth" or "emo" and often acted defiant toward my parents and his teachers. He felt too many of the students in his grade were "Abercrombie kids" and so his anti-conformity message was enacted through the music he played in his band, the clothes he wore to school, and his association with specific groups of friends. Ironically, this became popular, especially in the pop culture music scene, as well as a more accepted interpretation of "their" trend.
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